But V just skillfully flipped over, stepping on his arm to jump backward, pulling out the Mantis Blade while the barrel of his right-hand gun was already aimed at Adam's Hammer's head.
"Copy? What do you mean?" Adam's Hammer asked in confusion, amidst the speed.
The tungsten-tipped bullet pierced through his prosthetic eye, directly into his brain.
V landed gracefully, the gun barrel in his right hand clicked back into his arm: "Is this guy a bit dumb?"
"Looks like he's had too many memory wipes..." Mercer said, and it was only at this moment that Adam's Hammer abruptly turned his head, noticing Mercer, who had appeared beside him at some unknown time.
But a pierced brain left him only able to sway, as his tower-like body quietly fell to the ground, leaving only a twitching mechanical shell.
Mercer squatted down, studied him briefly, and then casually dismantled his left arm: "Old model Eight-Star Gun... hmm, or say, has this thing ever been upgraded?"
He studied it for a moment, then directly tore the Eight-Star Gun out of Adam's Hammer's arm, observed it briefly, and tossed it aside.
"I'll get one to play with when I get back."
"Then sister will directly get you the genuine Eight-Star Gun from Adam's Hammer to play with!"
V bragged boldly, then looked at the elevator door: "Why is there no switch? How do we get down this elevator?"
"A hidden card-swipe elevator... let me see."
Mercer observed briefly, then stated directly: "Cut open here with the Mantis Blade, give me an interface."
Following his direction, V used the high-temperature Mantis Blade to pierce a barely visible seam in the wall, prying open a corner to reveal the control panel's wiring inside.
Mercer walked over, examined it briefly, and then directly pulled out a data cable, plugging it into an interface inside.
His prosthetic eye flashed slightly, and in just two seconds, the elevator chimed crisply.
The next moment, the sound of the elevator moving upwards from underground was heard.
"Get ready, with such a commotion above, there's no way they wouldn't be alerted below... be careful."
Mercer warned, but V just rubbed his hands and said: "Ha, didn't I just warm up?"
"Don't forget we're not here for an Arasaka massacre, Arasaka Saburo and the Moon Material Pusher are the keys."
Mercer reminded, while V impatiently walked into the opened elevator: "Then what are we waiting for?"
Mercer shook his head, stepped in and then squinted, exchanged a glance with V, and lifted his head in tacit agreement.
...
At this moment, the underground part of the Arasaka Moon Base was already busy like a pot of soup.
The elite Arasaka agents had already started forming layers of defenses in front of the elevator door, while researchers, medical staff, and other workers busily but orderly prepared an exit route for Arasaka Saburo.
After all, Arasaka Saburo was a person who had experienced great storms, still maintaining his composure now.
"Can we confirm the identity of the attackers?"
"Hackers suggest we avoid transferring data with the above ground to prevent the underground local network from being compromised... but from the agents' reports upstairs, it seems we encountered a virus attack!"
An agent spoke calmly, his prosthetic eye glowing, while supporting Arasaka Saburo further into the room and cautiously assessing: "There may not be many enemies, but this unknown virus attack is very dangerous, you'd best evacuate directly."
"Heh, sneaked past the Tokyo base double, slipped into the Moon quietly, not many can achieve that."
Arasaka Saburo walked briskly, his mind racing: "Where's Adam's Hammer?"
"Life signs have disappeared... the elevator moved! Someone's coming down!" The agent commander at the elevator door responded in real-time, immediately raising his weapon.
Arasaka Saburo frowned, unconsciously speeding up his pace: "So soon?"
Even Arasaka Saburo hadn't expected that even Adam's Hammer persisted only for such a short time.
Knowing that Adam's Hammer's respiratory system was modified, capable of enduring severe toxins, Saburo quickly deduced that the incoming enemies were formidable beyond just that mysterious biological virus.
Who are they?
Arasaka Saburo couldn't figure out the attackers' identities.
But the agent beside him had already quickly guided him into the safe room.
Three consecutive ultra-thick metal doors closed, and Arasaka Saburo entered an elevator specially built for him, not even listed in the building plans.
"Lord Saburo, please take care afterwards."
The agent supporting him stopped, showing an expression of admiration while speaking with a somewhat complex tone.
Saburo rarely showed a bit of a smile, nodding slightly in acknowledgment, standing in the elevator with his hands behind him, still showing extraordinary poise: "Thank you, Takeda-san, I'll remember your bravery."
"Everything is for Lord Arasaka! Agent Yamamoto, it's up to you from here." The agent bowed deeply, then unhesitatingly initiated the elevator's ascent button.
Another agent nodded firmly, saying: "I swear to protect Lord Saburo's return to Earth."
The elevator doors slowly closed, and at the moment of closure, Arasaka Saburo suddenly spoke: "Tablet."
Agent Yamamoto handed over a tablet computer without hesitation.
Even someone as wealthy as Arasaka Saburo used a completely offline brain-computer interface, just to operate specific devices; although it lacked many conveniences in the Cyber World, it largely eliminated the possibility of network hacks.